Modern Emulators on PSP in 2025 — The FrogUI Project (Rambling)

Описание: The PlayStation Portable is back in 2025 — and it’s running modern emulators like never before. In this developer podcast, I talk about the FrogUI Project, a clean, minimal, and modern frontend for libretro cores designed specifically for PSP homebrew enthusiasts.

I’m the developer behind FrogUI, a lightweight UI that makes running emulators on the PSP smooth and simple. We dive into why I built it, how it brings new life to classic hardware, and why the PSP scene is still evolving after all these years.

🎮 FrogUI Emulator Lineup

🐸 FrogGBC – Gameboy/ Game Boy / Game Boy Color Emulator (Gambatte core)
🔗 https://github.com/tzubertowski/FrogG...
🐸 FrogQNES – NES / Famicom Emulator (QuickNES core)
🔗 https://github.com/tzubertowski/FrogQ...
🐸 Frog08 – Pico-8 Emulator (Fake08 core)
🔗 https://github.com/tzubertowski/frog0...
🐸 FrogR8 – Pico-8 Emulator (Retro8 core)
🔗 https://github.com/tzubertowski/frogr...

All built around libretro cores, these emulators show how far PSP development can go when combined with efficient UIs and modern design principles.

🧠 What We Talk About

Building modern emulators for PSP in 2025

How libretro PSP cores are adapted and optimised

Performance tuning and UI design for PSP hardware

The future of PSP homebrew and open-source emulation

This podcast episode is ideal for developers, emulator enthusiasts, and retro gamers who still love the PSP and want to see it evolve with modern tools.

🧩 About the FrogUI Project

FrogUI is a modern emulator frontend for PSP that combines minimalist design with high performance. It focuses on accessibility, speed, and a native feel on the original hardware.
Each “Frog” build (like FrogGBC, FrogQNES, Frog08, and FrogR8) is built for the PSP homebrew community and runs stable, modern libretro cores.

If you’re into PSP development, emulator coding, or just love keeping retro devices relevant, this episode gives you an inside look at how it’s done.